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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bond kill Grant with?

2. What does Kerim try to talk Bond into doing?

3. Why is Tatiana offended by Bond?

4. What does the faceless man try to escape through?

5. What race is Kerim's friend?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tatiana refuse to take a plane?

2. How does Klebb defeat Bond?

3. What does Bond think of Darko Kerim?

4. Why does Bond think the man is not mentally competent?

5. What has Kerim arranged for Bond and Tatiana?

6. Who does Kerim say followed Bond the previous night?

7. How does Bond persuade Tatiana to get the code machine?

8. What does Grant's say is the Russian's plot?

9. What does Kerim tell Bond in the corridor?

10. How does Bond upset Tatiana?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1950s. How does Fleming express these concerns?

2) In what ways do you think the novels meaning would change if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

Pick a character from the novel and discuss his/her goals and motives. Does he/she achieve his/her motives? Does he share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do his/her goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

Fleming worked as an intelligence officer during World War II, adhering to the rule that writers should write about what they know. Do you think it is obvious that Fleming knows his subject? What difference do you think it makes to the story? Are there any moments where you think Fleming does not portray a character or setting so well? What affect does it have on the story?

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